Chapter 5:
Chris realized that Kerry had forgotten her black glasses on his desk. He took them and headed to the tree house. Kerry was sitting with Teddy's arm over her shoulders. The whole time Kerry stared at Chris and made him uncomfortable. When Gordie suggested a trip to get some new comics, Chris was a little afraid that Kerry would try and talk to him. Then her remembered her glasses.
"Here." He said, handing them to her, and walking away, but Kerry was unsatisfied with that.
"That's it?"
"What do you mean?"
"You're just going to pretend like nothing happened?"
"Yeah, basically."
"That's pussy." Kerry walked away putting on her black glasses. Chris sighed at his guilty feelings and ran up to her.
"Well what do you purpose we do?"
"How about going out."
"I told you, I can't do that..."
"Why in the hell not!"
"Teddy is one of my best friends..."
"So? Teddy is my best friend,"
"We can't betray him like that..." Kerry sighed at Chris' sensibility.
"I guess you're right, I mean, Teddy did ask me out..."
"Wait, he asked you out? When?"
"Last night..." She said uneasy. "Right before I went to your house..."
"Shit! Kerry!"
"I know, I'm a horrible person."
"Well, what did you say to him?" "I said yes. What was I suppose to do?"
"Thank you for making things worse..."
"I'm sorry..." Teddy walked back to Chris and Kerry, and put his arm around her.
"Come on Ker, you've got to hear Gordie's new story..." He said laughing with his patented Teddy Duchamp laugh, Eee-eee-eee, then walking toward Gordie with Kerry in his arms. She looked back at Chris with pleading eyes, then focused back on Teddy.
"You kissed her didn't you!" Vern accused, coming up from behind Chris, and startling him.
"Jesus Vern, what are ya stalking me!"
"Forget her Chris, don't be stupid..."
"She is forgotten."
"You kissed her, huh?"
"All last night. And she fell asleep in my bed."
"Oh yeah, real forgotten..."
"Hey, in my defense she came to me..."
"You of all people! This is something I'd expect from Teddy. Oh man, that's it, I'm tellin'..." Chris stopped Vern from walking any further.
"Shit Vern, you can't do that. I promise, honest to God I won't touch her." Chris crossed his heart in hope that Vern would keep his mouth shut.
"I don't know man, this is big. This isn't like spilling apple juice on the carpet or somethin'..."
"Vern, my apple juice isn't going anywhere near her carpet, I swear it."
"I don't know... What if he finds out?"
"Well he won't as long as we keep our mouths shut."
"Hmm, you won't tell Gordie?"
"Well, Gordie's my best friend..."
"Chris, if you tell Gordie, I tell Teddy..."
"Okay, okay, Gordie's out."
"You swear you won't touch her?"
"I told you, my apple juice will stay in the cup." Chris smirked.
"Man oh man, that's gross, like somethin' Eyeball would say..."
"Hey, I was talkin' 'bout apple juice, I don't know what you were thinkin' of Vern-O..." Chris laughed, trying to lighten the mood.
"Alright, alright, hands off Kerry?"
"Completely. I swear on my mother's name. I won't do nothin',"
"Hmm... Pinky swear?" Chris smiled.
"Of course..." He crossed his heart, and kissed his pinky.
"This is the one, and only time I'm doing this..." Vern sighed.
"You won't have to do it anymore. In fact, I've got a plan already..."
"A plan?"
"Yeah. To make sure Kerry is totally out of the picture, I will just go out with someone else..."
"Good. Who?"
"I don't know, someone fun to make me forget Kerry."
"I hope you're right, and that it works."
"Oh it will..." Chris said with a devilish smirk to convince Vern, as well as himself.
The next day, Chris missed spending time at the tree house because he was busy scouting for a girl. He went through all the basics. Mary, Jenny, Georgina, Jackie, Betty, but none seemed perfect for his specific situation. Then, as if it where fate or something, the perfect girl fell right into his lap.
"Oh, I'm sorry Chris..." Julie said, helping herself up. "I swear, your brother is such a jackass..." She said, pushing Eyeball. "Don't you ever push me again! Don't you know how to treat a woman?" She laughed.
"Of course I do, but until one gets here, I can be an asshole..." Eyeball teased.
Julie was one of Eyeball's ex-girlfriends. She was a year older than Chris and was kind of nice. Chris didn't know what he should do. So he took a risk. If another girl would help him forget Teddy's girlfriend, then he'd just have to go out with Julie.
Chris realized that Kerry had forgotten her black glasses on his desk. He took them and headed to the tree house. Kerry was sitting with Teddy's arm over her shoulders. The whole time Kerry stared at Chris and made him uncomfortable. When Gordie suggested a trip to get some new comics, Chris was a little afraid that Kerry would try and talk to him. Then her remembered her glasses.
"Here." He said, handing them to her, and walking away, but Kerry was unsatisfied with that.
"That's it?"
"What do you mean?"
"You're just going to pretend like nothing happened?"
"Yeah, basically."
"That's pussy." Kerry walked away putting on her black glasses. Chris sighed at his guilty feelings and ran up to her.
"Well what do you purpose we do?"
"How about going out."
"I told you, I can't do that..."
"Why in the hell not!"
"Teddy is one of my best friends..."
"So? Teddy is my best friend,"
"We can't betray him like that..." Kerry sighed at Chris' sensibility.
"I guess you're right, I mean, Teddy did ask me out..."
"Wait, he asked you out? When?"
"Last night..." She said uneasy. "Right before I went to your house..."
"Shit! Kerry!"
"I know, I'm a horrible person."
"Well, what did you say to him?" "I said yes. What was I suppose to do?"
"Thank you for making things worse..."
"I'm sorry..." Teddy walked back to Chris and Kerry, and put his arm around her.
"Come on Ker, you've got to hear Gordie's new story..." He said laughing with his patented Teddy Duchamp laugh, Eee-eee-eee, then walking toward Gordie with Kerry in his arms. She looked back at Chris with pleading eyes, then focused back on Teddy.
"You kissed her didn't you!" Vern accused, coming up from behind Chris, and startling him.
"Jesus Vern, what are ya stalking me!"
"Forget her Chris, don't be stupid..."
"She is forgotten."
"You kissed her, huh?"
"All last night. And she fell asleep in my bed."
"Oh yeah, real forgotten..."
"Hey, in my defense she came to me..."
"You of all people! This is something I'd expect from Teddy. Oh man, that's it, I'm tellin'..." Chris stopped Vern from walking any further.
"Shit Vern, you can't do that. I promise, honest to God I won't touch her." Chris crossed his heart in hope that Vern would keep his mouth shut.
"I don't know man, this is big. This isn't like spilling apple juice on the carpet or somethin'..."
"Vern, my apple juice isn't going anywhere near her carpet, I swear it."
"I don't know... What if he finds out?"
"Well he won't as long as we keep our mouths shut."
"Hmm, you won't tell Gordie?"
"Well, Gordie's my best friend..."
"Chris, if you tell Gordie, I tell Teddy..."
"Okay, okay, Gordie's out."
"You swear you won't touch her?"
"I told you, my apple juice will stay in the cup." Chris smirked.
"Man oh man, that's gross, like somethin' Eyeball would say..."
"Hey, I was talkin' 'bout apple juice, I don't know what you were thinkin' of Vern-O..." Chris laughed, trying to lighten the mood.
"Alright, alright, hands off Kerry?"
"Completely. I swear on my mother's name. I won't do nothin',"
"Hmm... Pinky swear?" Chris smiled.
"Of course..." He crossed his heart, and kissed his pinky.
"This is the one, and only time I'm doing this..." Vern sighed.
"You won't have to do it anymore. In fact, I've got a plan already..."
"A plan?"
"Yeah. To make sure Kerry is totally out of the picture, I will just go out with someone else..."
"Good. Who?"
"I don't know, someone fun to make me forget Kerry."
"I hope you're right, and that it works."
"Oh it will..." Chris said with a devilish smirk to convince Vern, as well as himself.
The next day, Chris missed spending time at the tree house because he was busy scouting for a girl. He went through all the basics. Mary, Jenny, Georgina, Jackie, Betty, but none seemed perfect for his specific situation. Then, as if it where fate or something, the perfect girl fell right into his lap.
"Oh, I'm sorry Chris..." Julie said, helping herself up. "I swear, your brother is such a jackass..." She said, pushing Eyeball. "Don't you ever push me again! Don't you know how to treat a woman?" She laughed.
"Of course I do, but until one gets here, I can be an asshole..." Eyeball teased.
Julie was one of Eyeball's ex-girlfriends. She was a year older than Chris and was kind of nice. Chris didn't know what he should do. So he took a risk. If another girl would help him forget Teddy's girlfriend, then he'd just have to go out with Julie.